Over it they have a large, wide piece of blue cloth. This blue
cloth covers them from head to foot.
[Illustration: Arab Woman and Child.]
[Illustration: An Arab Sandal.]
But what about the Arab boys and girls? What do they wear? Most of
the boys run around without shoes or stockings. But some of them wear
little red shoes turned up at the toes, and others wear small sandals.
They also wear loose trousers and jackets and little red caps. The
girls commonly wear cotton dresses that are made very plain. Sometimes
they have veils over their heads. In the country places the girls do
not wear veils.
[Illustration: Arab Girl with Veil.]
Only the boys go to school. Before they enter the school they must
take off their sandals. They have no seats in their schools. They all
sit on the floor. Their lessons are not like your lessons. They have
only one book. It is called the Koran. The Koran is the Arab Bible.
The Arab boys must learn the Koran by heart. At school, they all shout
out together when they are learning their lessons.
[Illustration: A School in Arabia.]
But the Arab boys learn many things at home. They learn to read and to
write.
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